BluJay Solutions Parcel 21.1.0 - User Guide
Connect Input Tab |
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The Connect Input tab of the Connect Configuration screen allows you to:
•Disable/enable the Connect Input functionality
•Configure the format for the input file as:
•ASCII fixed length format
•ASCII variable length format
Disabling/Enabling Connect Input Functionality
To disable the Connect Input functionality for a particular DC, select the Disable input check box. To enable it, de-select the Disable input check box.
Note: When the Connect Input functionality is disabled, all the shipments are processed through the E-Ship Server application. The shared folder is used only for providing the output and manifest files to the customer application.
Configuring Input File Format as ASCII Fixed Length
To configure the input file format as ASCII Fixed Length, complete these steps:
1.Supply the ASCII fixed length format details for the connect input file as described in the table below:
Note: Input file format can only be configured if Connect input is not disabled (the Disable input check box at the top of this tab is not activated).
In this box... |
Do this... |
File format |
Select 'ASCII Fixed Length' from the drop-down list. The possible values are: •ASCII Fixed Length •ASCII Variable Length |
Delimiter |
This box is disabled if the ASCII fixed length file format is selected. |
File extension |
Type the extension for the connect input file. Note: Following extensions cannot be used: •LOG •BAK •MAN |
Skip first record |
Select the check box to skip the header (first) record in the input file. |
Field selection - Fixed Length |
Follow these steps and specify the field information for the input file: 1.Select the check box in the Select column respective to the field you want to include in the input file. 2.To map the selected fields in the Connect Input file: •Type the Start Position of that field in the input record. •Type the Length of that field in the input record. |
2.After specifying all the format details click the buttons described in the table below to take appropriate actions:
Click this button... |
To... |
CLEAR |
Clears all the fields on all the tabs. |
RESET |
Restores the values of the fields on the screen on all the tabs if changes done are not saved. |
SAVE |
Save the settings information. |
Configuring Input File Format as ASCII Variable Length
To configure the input file format as ASCII Variable Length, complete these steps:
1.Supply the ASCII variable length format details for the connect input file as described in the table below:
In this box... |
Do this... |
File format |
Select 'ASCII Variable Length' from the drop-down list. The possible values are: •ASCII Fixed Length •ASCII Variable Length |
Delimiter |
Select the delimiter used to separate the fields. The possible values are: •Tab •Comma •Pipe |
File extension |
Type the extension for the connect input file. Note: Following extensions cannot be used: •LOG •BAK •MAN |
Skip first record |
Select the check box to skip the header (first) record in the input file. |
Field selection |
Follow these steps and specify the field information for the input file: 1.From the available field list (list on the left), select the fields you want to include in the input file. Then, click [>>]. 2.If you want to remove some of the fields from the selected field list (list on the right), select those fields and click [<<]. 3.To arrange the order of the fields as in the connect input file, follow these steps: •In the list on the right, select the field you want to move upwards and click [UP]. You need to click [UP] as many times as required to move the field to the desired position. •In the list on the right, select the field you want to move downwards and click [DOWN]. You need to click [DOWN] as many times as required to move the field to the desired position. |
3.After specifying all the format details click the buttons described in the table below to take appropriate actions:
Click this button... |
To... |
CLEAR |
Clears all the fields on all the tabs. |
RESET |
Restores the values of the fields on the screen on all the tabs if changes done are not saved. |
SAVE |
Save the settings information. |
